Successful Graduate Job Hunting
experiences you’ve had and what you’re interested in. What skills have I developed? What are my key achievements that I’d want to showcase to an employer? It also helps you organise your thoughts and gives them structure. Your university careers service is likely to have digital tools to help you write and format a professional-looking CV. These tools are plugged- in with applicant-tracking technology, to ensure you include the right keywords and optimise your CV. They’re available outside of hours too, if you
To broaden your knowledge about employers in the industries or sectors you’re interested in, it may also be useful to follow or search through the trade press to find relevant articles. Or you could become a student member of a professional association, such as accountancy, engineering or marketing. Before you begin making applications for work experience or graduate positions, you should start by putting together your CV. It’s a great way for you to reflect on what you’ve done, the
Graduate Job Applications made by ‘Class of 2026’
Consulting
23.9%
Media
17.5%
Research & development
15.8%
Marketing
15.0%
Law
14.4%
Finance
14.1%
Technology
12.7%
Investment banking
12.5%
Accountancy
11.1%
Charity or voluntary work
10.7%
Engineering
9.6%
Human resources
9.3%
Teaching
9.1%
Sales
8.9%
Retailing
5.5%
Transport & logistics
5.0%
Actuarial work
3.5%
Buying or purchasing
3.1%
Property or surveying
2.8%
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Percentage of final year students
Source High Fliers Research 15,557 final year students leaving UK universities in the summer of 2026 were asked about the type of graduate jobs they had applied to or planned to apply to, during interviews for The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2026
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